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VINTAGE/HISTORIC CLOTHING - FROM MUSEUMS

Tue, May 14, 2019 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1206

TWO KATHARINE HEPBURN VICTORIAN ROBES, 1880s

Estimate: $300 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
Both worn by KH in theater productions, cotton w/ front button closures: 1 white w/ woven blue stripes & lace trim, L 57", (tan stains throughout); 1 white w/ eyelet band trim, 2 patch pockets, L 52", (holes, mends, scratches & stains) both fair;t/w 1 synthetic robe in white w/ charcoal birds in flight design, L 58"....Items from the wardrobe of Katharine Hepburn in the collection of the Kent State University Museum, are sold with the permission of the Estate of Katharine Hepburn, for the purpose of the care, maintenance, preservation or conservation of the Hepburn Costume Collection.